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From yoni eggs to kegels to smelling like vanilla and brown sugar- these are all the expectations and attempts at vaginal care and health - well this week we are having a good conversation about all the things your mother didn't tell you about your vagina with Dr. Janelle Howell, The Vagina Rehab Doctor. She breaks down myths about the vagina from odor to "tightness" and gives real answers for optimal vaginal health! Follow The Good Girl Podcast & Subscribe

Sit down with the creator and host of The Good Girl Podcast, Cameo King, for the very first podcast of the season. Cameo opens up in the rare form to share her confession on outgrowing friendships. She delves into the depth, the importance, and the vital role that friendships have played in her life but adds the reality that sometimes, many times if you are growing and evolving you will come to know the painstaking process of outgrowing some of your most trusted, ride or die friends.

We miss it. We all miss it. Gathering, hanging out, and being in good company around the holidays and unfortunately, a year later, we are still asking if and how we can safely be with our family and friends. In this week's show, we sit down for a real conversation with Ingham County Medical Director, Dr. Shoyinka.  We unpack the new options for fighting COVID-19 like the pill, the infusions, and the "intelligence" of COVID to determine and if or how we gather this holiday season. For more information on COVID-19 vaccinations in the Ingham County area, head here: hd.ingham.org/coronavius or call 517-887-4517 If you are looking for vaccination locations near you, head to vaccines.gov

Mundane, routine, and boring are words I expect to hear from married couples who are struggling in their sex life. I even sometimes expect to hear the word, rare. But to know there are couples who sincerely love each other and sex is non-existent brings on a level of anguish.  This week's confession is the final installment of our marriage confession series. It deals with a man who is committed to his wife in a sexless marriage. Actor and pastor, Aqeel Ash-Shakoor shares in an unfiltered conversation the truth about sex and marriage. Using his decades of experience counseling couples, he unabashedly addresses some misnomers about commitment, responsibility, and sex in marriage.

Trust your intuition-  Trust your gut- We hear those phrases all the time especially when it comes to questioning the faithfulness of a spouse. But could there be a time when our intuition is wrong? Can our gut be rooted in something else? in a lie? Well, this week's guest in our 3-week series on Marriage Confessions, Meg Watt says yes. Meg has experienced over 30 different healing modalities and heal from over 25 different traumas. Listen to her confession of how insecurities and past trauma created the perfect scenario to accuse her husband of cheating. 

Marriage and babies - they say is the goal. Marriage and babies - they say will make you whole. But this week's confession says neither will fulfill your soul. (ya'll like my rhyme?) Tiffany Norde, the author of More than a Wife, More than a Mom: 7 Steps to Restoring the Woman Within and an entrepreneur sits down with journalist and host, Cameo King, to dispel the myth that marriage should be a goal. Tiffany shares her truth about how resentment crept in because of societal expectations.  

I get it. I get why people quit. Especially after you’ve been patient, been praying, been waiting, been working for years--- I’m not saying 2 or 3 years or even 5. I’m saying you’re coming up on a decade or maybe even surpassed a decade of working towards something. I also understand more deeply when there is an eruption of celebration for lasting in business, friendships, or dreams coming to fruition. Because it’s not always the beginning of a thing that speaks of its greatness but it’s the consistency, the growth, and longevity. Because most of the time the victor has bruised, marred face – from getting back in the ring again, again, and again. Listen as the host and journalist, Cameo King, share the true costs of following your dreams.

So you know we are all about uncomfortable truths right? Uncomfortable truths that get you to your highest and best expression of yourself -But are ya'll really ready for this truth? Dating multiple people is a toxic approach.  I know, I know this may be a hard pill to swallow and may stop some of the perceived fun many of us are having dating -- Like calling Jamal when Jerome is being inconsistent or hitting up oh ye faithful Michael because he always responds and does exactly what you ask... But this conversation with journalist and Good Girl Podcast host, Cameo King and her business bestie Danielle Moore, LCSW, licensed mental health therapist of the Refresh Wellness Center tells the entire story about what's really happening to our emotional wellness, our relationships goals, and personal goals when we date multiple people. Follow: The Good Girl Podcast The Refresh Wellness Center

We are getting older and our bodies are changing daily as we age. Especially as women in our mid to late 30s, the signs of aging become more and more apparent. We begin to see those unsightly, disrespectful chin hairs. We may notice our hips getting a little wider and even experience hot flashes. So, is there anything I should be doing when I begin to see those signs?  What is really happening in my body as I edge closer and closer to menopause? Well, journalist & host, Cameo King sits down with Dr. Nike Shoyinka, MD, MPH, Medical Director of the Ingham County Health Department to discuss the realities of reproductive health for women in their 30s.

Whether you want to believe it or not, every single person from your confident best friend, to a red-bottom-wearing powerhouse executive, to Beyonce has insecurities. Having an insecurity in the western world is almost like a right of passage and it affects every area of our life --- love life, career aspirations, and mental health. But what exactly are we to do with these insecurities? Do we ignore them? Get them "fixed?" This week journalist & host, Cameo King, and licensed mental health therapist, Danielle Moore have a candid conversation about what it truly means to carry insecurities. They unpack the messiness, the projections, the manifestations of insecurities and also provide solutions to navigate the murky waters of "being enough."

I very much lived in a world of "follow the rules" to get what you want. In school, in the community, at church - it was all about following the rules and guidelines that were set up for me as Black girl.  I saw it work for others, then I saw it work for myself. And this is where my journey of being "good girl" began. I begin to ascribe to the idea that as long as I did what I was told, expected by my teachers, society, the institutions, and the powers that be then I would get what I want. FULL STOP--- That is a lie from the pit of hell. A lie that led me down a path of people-pleasing, dissatisfaction with life, and frustration. Listen to this week's season opener as I talk about why I and many others continue to lose at life even though we do everything "right."   

Relationships can be challenging. Period. Great ones, bad ones, right ones, wrong ones. The truth is every single relationship will present its unique set of challenges that oftentimes force one person to examine their perspective, character, and even desires for companionship.  But what's most interesting, is that there is a source or common thread that creates the problem in all of our relationships. Allofum - familial, romantic, business, work -  You know what is it ?- It's you. Yes, you, me, we, and our lack of accountability. Listen as licensed mental health therapist, Danielle Moore of the Refresh Wellness Center, and host, Cameo King explore lack of accountability can destroy some of the most solid and cherished relationships. 

A lot of how we measure growth and success can easily be categorized as fickle because there isn't necessarily an across-the-board accurate measuring tool for true growth. We can't solely rely on the quantifying of money or adding a healthy relationship as growth because there is so much more to a person than money and relationships. For true growth, we must consider the human element of spirit, emotions, and character. This is why this week I'm sharing what I'm learning about true growth outside of the numbers and relationships.     

This week I'm sharing something that I've been working on and working through. It's something that can easily keep anyone in bondage and has kept me from living my best life, and might I add, being in alignment with God --- that is a scarcity mentality. Scarcity Mentality is the belief that resources are finite, that there is not enough to go around. This affects every part of our lives whether we know it or not, not just money but also opportunities that are available to us,  seats at the proverbial table, customers, and relationships.  Listen to this week's confession about how this mentality affects how we experience and show up in life, relationships, in our purpose.

Join this invigorating and fruitful LIVE conversation in an effort to bridge the gap in communication and expectations between men & women when it comes to dating.   Cameo King, Carla Thoma, Reka Robinson, J Hall, Kellen Brooks, and Emory Lawrence, examine the statement “while men are dating, women are looking for husbands.” We’ll answer how true or how false that statement is. Plus we’ll have a little fun   The goal is to have a healthy fruitful dialogue with men and women about handling one another with care while dating and pursuing relationships.

There are some experiences that humble you, shift your perspective on the world, and open your eyes to another slice of God's character. I believe being a Black queer woman in a traditional faith setting, like the Christian church is one of them. This week, Rev. Erica Williams shares her journey that began at Black Baptist church in Saginaw, MI seeking "purity" and is now the founding pastor, as a Black queer woman, at Set It Off Ministries, an international, interfaith, intergenerational ministry that seeks to empower, educate, and emancipate poor and working-class communities around the world.

"Everything is not all orgasms and rainbows," said Goody Howard, the award-winning sexologist, educator, and consultant. Goody graces The Good Girl Podcast confessional with the topic of sex (obviously). She expands our thinking about what sex is and how we experience it in everyday life and in our bedrooms. In her words, "I can connect any and everything to the absence or presence of comprehensive sexuality education on this planet."

As millions of Americans are getting vaccinated and high temps become the norm, many individuals are excitedly anticipating the opportunity to break free from quarantine and live life to the fullest. But before we so quickly rush into the bliss of the summer and the expected end of the global pandemic, I want us to remember and hold tight to the lessons this unprecedented season taught us. Listen as Cameo and her homegirls, Reka, The Single Girls Life Coach, and Fly Carl, stylist, and author of The Fly Girl Guide share the most important lesson they've learned. 

Letting go is one of the most difficult things I know to do. It doesn't matter if it's "letting go" of past hurt, a relationship, or how I hoped life would play out. I just not that simple. It's mostly challenging because not only am I addressing and healing from disappointment but I am forced to reimagine a different life without the people, places, and experiences that I thought would be with me for much longer.  I am sharing my heart and my three-step process of letting go in hopes that it will inspire you as well as bring you along this journey with me.  

Do you believe in a love that will stand against all odds? Do you believe that if you have found "the one" there is very little that can stand against the union of two people who are destined to be together. Well, whether your answer is yes, no, or even maybe I believe this confession will test your theory. Andrea P. Jackson, a self-titled trauma coach, shares how she married, divorced, and re-married her husband. Her confession tells a different story of how society defines love. Listen as she shares how real and true her love and marriage are.